Tiling interruptions

So I had gotten about a quarter of the way done with the patio when we received a call from Karen Beard.  I was covered in mortar and dirt and really didn't want to touch the phone.  In fact, I wouldn't have if Kyle hadn't come outside about 2 minutes prior.  When he read the caller ID, I knew I had to answer it.  Well, of course, you can probably guess that that phone call set off a frenzy of activity as we learned that our dear friends Steven and Sherry Key had been in a bad car accident in Louisiana.  So the project hit a major and extended stall as we tried our best to take care of our friends. 

A few weeks later I was able to work on it a little at a time and I made decent headway.  I kept running out of mortar though and then it would be a week of so before I went to go buy more.  So, I started in May and will completely finish it tomorrow, September 7.  A little longer than I anticipated but I try to go with God's flow.  I will post a pic tomorrow of the final result.  All I can say is that I'm now begging to be allowed to re-tile the entryway!  It looks good!!!